Foreseen - English meaning

verb

Regard as probable; expect or predict.

Usage examples:

She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre

verb

Regard something as probable or likely

verb

(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.

Usage examples:

The end of the cold war seemed to augur well

noun

(in ancient rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

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In the case of the augurs or haruspices of rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation …

verb

To be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future

Usage examples:

The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year., do you t…

adjective

Of or like god or a god.

Usage examples:

Heroes with divine powers

noun

A cleric or theologian.

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There are also many references to contemporary natural sciences and a healthy smattering of anglica…

verb

Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.

Usage examples:

Mum had divined my state of mind

verb

Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.

Usage examples:

The rome treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers

verb

To imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good

Usage examples:

Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year., [ + that ] it's envisaged that…

verb

Imagine as a future possibility; visualize.

Usage examples:

She envisioned the admiring glances of guests seeing her home

verb

To imagine or expect that something is a likely or desirable possibility in the future

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He envisioned a partnership between business and government., the company envisions adding at least…

verb

Regard (something) as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

It's as well to expect the worst

verb

To think or believe that something will happen, or that someone will arrive

Usage examples:

[ t ] we are expecting about 100 people for the lecture., [ t ] his plane is expected to land at ab…

verb

(of a situation or occurrence) act as an advance warning of (something bad).

Usage examples:

This lull foreboded some new assault upon him

verb

Predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

Usage examples:

Rain is forecast for scotland

noun

A calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.

Usage examples:

Together the two firms can provide financial forecasts for virtually every listed company in the wo…

noun

A statement of what is likely to happen in the future

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The forecast is heavy rain for tomorrow., the government is forecasting that unemployment will cont…

verb

Be aware of (an event) before it happens.

Usage examples:

He foreknows his death like a saint

verb

Predict (the future or a future event).

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A seer had foretold that the earl would assume the throne

verb

To say what is going to happen in the future

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[ + question word ] he was a 16th-century prophet who foretold how the world would end.

verb

Say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.

Usage examples:

It is too early to predict a result

verb

Make a guess about what will happen in the future

verb

To say that an event or action will happen in the future

Usage examples:

[ t ] astronomers can predict the exact time of an eclipse., [ + that clause ] who could have predi…

verb

Foretell or prophesy (a future event).

Usage examples:

The economists were prognosticating financial armageddon

verb

To give a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation

Usage examples:

He is in a good position to prognosticate on the future of commerce.

verb

Say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future.

Usage examples:

Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest

verb

Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.

Usage examples:

In the distance she could see the blue sea

noun

The place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.

Usage examples:

He was elected to fill the vacant see

verb

Past of see1.

verb

Predict; foretell.

Usage examples:

Some finns had spaed that he should settle in iceland

verb

Foretell the future.

Usage examples:

He vaticinated a period of peace for the continent